Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 12

DELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) DAILY TIMES Friday, June I2 1970 TI1K A A Family doctor Speaking of Q--What is done during a major operation to keep the patient from bleeding to death? A--In operations on the heart the body temperature is lowered an dthe blood is sent through a mechanical pump (artificial heart) thus by-passing the ailing organ. In all operations, starting with cutting through the skin, each small bleeding vessel is clamped, then tied. Larger vessels are clamped and tied before they are cut. Q--During an operation my heart stopped beating for a few minutes. What could have caused this? What pertinent information should I have put on my medical identification bracelet? A--Cardiac arrest is always an surgical emer- ency because, if it persists for more four minutes, the chance of reviving the a is poor.

It may be At end caused by a to the anesthetic used, stimulation of the vagus nerve or insufficient oxygen in the lungs. This occurs in less than one operation in 6,000 and is not likely to happen to you again but you may want the words Dr. Wayne Brandsladt "cardiac arrest" on the wallet card to which your bracelet alerts medical attendants. Q--What method is used to remove stretch marks? A--If the stretch marks or striae are in an exposed area they can be removed only by skin grafting but most persons prefer to live with them. Q--I plan to have skin planed to remove some unsightly acne scars.

I hear they freeze the skin then use a rotating wire brush to remove the outer layers of skin. Isn't this very' painful? How successful is this operation? A--Freezing the skins act as an anesthetic but some persons are much more sensitive to pain than others. This procedure requires a great deal of skill on the part of the surgeon who must avoid planing too deep as this would increase rather than decrease the scarring. The operation is not as popular as it was a few years ago. Q--My wife's doctor has prescribed Symmetrel for her parkinsonism.

My druggist says this drug is for flu, not palsy. What do you think? A--Although Symmetrel, a prescription drug, was brought out as a preventive against influenza, recent reports show that it is of value in selected cases of parkinsonism. Catch up on the ironing if the clothes fit them on By ERMA BOMBECK You say the world is getting through to you, Bunkie? You say the Avon Lady refused to give you an estimate? You say you cleaned your oven and house burnt down? You say you got caught up on the ironing and it doesn't fit anyone? You're. depressed because you're an eight- garbage can family? You're "down" because the Women's Lib movement put you on the waiting list? Tell you what I'm going to 'do, Bunkie, I'm going to share a group of iny 'friends and their frustrations with you. One is MSss Florine Davis of Leander, Texas; who planned to rid her kitchen of ants by spraying: them with a bug, spray and ended up startchirig them to death.

Another is Mrs. J. F. Dolcate of Clairemont, who was visiting her sister in the hospital and asked the person next to her to take her to a restroom. When she fetumed she said, "Thank you," and a gruff male voice replied, politely, "You're welcome, ma'am.

Annual meeting for Community Nursing Service The annual meeting of the Community Nursing Service, Delaware County, will be held on Tuesday at The Mill in Rose Valley. There will be a social hour at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7:30 p.m. Attending the i meeting, along with the board of directors will be members of the staff and their spouses. The following members were re-elected to the board for a three-year term: John R. Banks, Samuel Evans, Philip Spencer, J.

Robert Twombly, Burton L. Williams and the Mesdames Clyde Goff, Weldon Heyburn, Stanley Price and Carroll Streeter. The president, Donald Cook of Moylan, will conduct a brief business meeting i includes the election of officers for the year 1970-1971. Dr. Burton L.

Williams, chairman of the nominating committee will present the following slate: president, Donald Cook, Moylan; first vice president, i a Rodia, Aldan; second vice president, David 0. Bellis, Springfield; recording secretary, Mrs. Henry C. Ford, Swartbmore; corresponding secretary, Mrs. John B.

Cottrell, Media; treasurer, Birney Miller, Swathmore, and assistant a Wilmer G. Dare, Rosemont. Mrs. Francis H. Forsythe and Mrs.

Walter A. Schmidt, both of Swarthmore, will be honored for their 25 years of dedicated service to the agency and will be made honorary members of the board of directors. Also being honored is Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Groff, executive director, for her 25 years with the agency. The entertainment will feature Dixieland music by Fred Wilson's Combo.

The co-chairmen of this annual meeting are Mrs. Henry C. Ford and Mrs. Stanley Price. Then there is Jackie Coker of Sacramento, who was never infowned that anything but milk caime in.

and ended up drinking coffee with orange juice and butter milk in her tea. Out of St. Louis, Mich, is Miss Catherine B. Morrow who writes poetry, weaves rugs and in between times sits down pies before her mother gets them to the oven. There's Mrs.

E. W. Sabinske of Oildale, Calif, who dumped half a box of rice into a gelatin casserole and to this day cannot eat rice. And Miss Florence Spangler, Glencoe, Pa. who left the freezer door open and ate real good and real fast for two days.

a ot er experiences: Throwing away the chops and opening up the garbage for dinner. Shaking chicken in a paper sack with flour and discovering too late 'a hole in it. Pouring Hot chicken broth over jello. If you have not guessed by this time, these "readers" are blind without sight, some without hearing. They have been introduced to the column through the kindness of Mrs.

Betty Stewart, Lewiston, Idaho who, in between raising five boys, finds time to translate the column into braille and send it out to blind homemakers throughout the country. To make your day I'll leave you with a comment by Miss Morrow. "I will always be thankful I had time to prepare for blindness. I had time to store up memory pictures of rainbows, and sunrises, moonlight and starlit nights, lakes and flowers. I am richly blessed." DRY CLEANERS SHIRT LAUNDRY 326 BALTIMORE PIKE SPRINGFIEID, PA.

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